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Home & Garden > Home Interior How to avoid marital battles about home decorating decisions: 2 of 18
It seems that more people are watching HGTV than ever before, myself included. One of my favorite shows on that channel is Designing for the Sexes, in which designer Michael Payne discovers the common ground between sparring household partners, typically a husband and wife. What never ceases to amaze me is how Michael can di... More..
Business > Marketing Inexpensive ways to market your products: 2 of 17
Whether you're just starting out in business, or are well established in your business, money for marketing is precious. Budgets are continually being squeezed to the limit, and sometimes it's difficult to determine where the money would best be spent.Fortunately, there are some very effective ways to maximize those advertisi... More..
Business > Advertising Attracting free marketing strategies for your business: 1 of 8
Your business is a lot like a garden, it needs to grow in order to thrive. Good marketing can help your business grow. Knowing how and where to advertise is often a hit or miss process, especially for small to medium sized businesses, whose advertising budgets are often stretched very thin. Fortunately, there are some very ef... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Decorating a house to your personal taste: 4 of 27
I'd love to redecorate, but where do I start? Whether it's tiny nook or an entire house, the thought of redecorating can be daunting. With the endless choices of colors, fabrics and materials, it's easy to feel as if you don't know where to begin. To avoid feeling overwhelmed, just remember a few simple tips:1. Define Your Pr... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes How to decorate and stage your home for a quick sale: 11 of 64
They say it's a "buyer's market" in the world of real estate right now. Not good news if you're in the market to SELL your home. But, you can give your home a competitive edge with the use of some simple staging techniques.The practice of "staging" a home is a way of spiffing up the home to give it maximum appeal to the wides... More..
Business > Sales The science of successful sales techniques: 4 of 23
Selling is an art, very much like a dance. And as with every dance, you must learn the steps. Move too fast, or too aggressively,and you'll offend your prospect; you'll surely stumble. Move too slow and there's a very good chance you'll miss the boat altogether. The key to success in selling is to strike a balance between the... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Principles of interior design: 3 of 8
You're off to a great start! You've chosen your color schemes, your fabrics, your lighting. Everything seems to be falling in to place. But, your room is lacking a certain "oomph", and you're puzzled as to what could be missing. Could you have overlooked a very important design element? You may need to add more Texture!It's t... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior No-Cost decorating of your home: 3 of 7
In a perfect decorating world, everyone would be able to start with a clean slate-bare walls and carte blanche. The reality is that most of us start with a few odds and ends and little funds. Every stage of our lives seems to bring with it its own cache of clutter-"college apartment leftovers", "early-married holdovers", "kid... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Why it's better to give than receive: 17 of 37
" Continually give, continually gain." - Chinese proverb"To whom much is given, much is expected in return" Book of LukeThese two sentences, with simple yet profound words, contain wisdom of the ages.Similarly, it took me an age or two to understand some sweet and simple words by Lennon and McCartney from the album, Abbey Roa... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Family friendly decorating made simple: 1 of 2
Can you have a happy family and a clean home at the same time?. Sure,"if I had the time" you say. But who has the time? We are all allotted the same twenty-four hours in a day, but time is an even more precious commodity when it comes to families. Working parents want to enjoy their children when they are home, and really do... More..